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      "detect likely counterfeits",
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        "relation": "is issued by",
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      "Illegally excavated ancient coins",
      "Agents giving investment advice"
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        "Help trade ancient coins taken from archaeological sites illegally.",
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        "Counterfeits undermine trust in money and cheat the people who receive them.",
        "Looting for coins destroys archaeological heritage."
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        "Collectors",
        "Heritage and source communities"
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      "id": "wikipedia-en",
      "title": "Wikipedia: Coin",
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                  {
                    "text": "What is its catalogue number?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
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            "id": "status",
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              {
                "id": "status-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "Is it still legal tender?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
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                  {
                    "text": "Can withdrawn coins be exchanged?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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        "id": "authenticity",
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                    "text": "Do weight, diameter and details match official specifications?",
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                    "text": "Should an expert or grading service check it?",
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            "id": "report",
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                "id": "report-finding",
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                    "text": "What should someone do with a suspected counterfeit coin?",
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                    "text": "Which authority should be told?",
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                    "text": "What is its catalogue value in this grade?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Is the user asking for investment advice?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
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            "id": "care",
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                "id": "care-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "How should coins be handled and stored?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Why should they not be cleaned?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
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                "id": "finds-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "Must a found hoard or ancient coin be reported here?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "To which authority?",
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                  }
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            "id": "trade",
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              {
                "id": "trade-finding",
                "name": "Trade",
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                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Does this ancient coin have documented legal provenance?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which export rules apply?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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        ]
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    "Should coin series be separate entries?",
    "How should catalogue numbers be linked?",
    "How should ancient coins be handled legally?"
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    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
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